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Triathlon · Competition Rules

Part 8: Competition Categories

1 parts · 2 tests · 20 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

Which World Championships World Triathlon may hold, by multisport, distance and category, and what national and continental bodies may organise, including championships for athletes aged 15 and under.

8.81Competition Categories

World Championship formats, distances and categories, and national, continental and under-15 championships.

Test 1Which World Championships existTake a test

  1. World Triathlon may organise World Championships in the distances, formats and categories shown in its chart.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  2. The chart lists aquabike World Championships, at standard and long distance, for age-group athletes only.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  3. Aquabike appears in the chart at standard and long distance.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  4. The Eliminator format is listed for elite athletes only.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  5. The chart has no junior standard-distance triathlon World Championship; juniors race the shorter formats.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · applied

  6. Middle and long distance World Championships have no U23 or junior category.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  7. Sprint duathlon, like sprint triathlon, standard aquathlon and sprint winter triathlon, has all five categories.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  8. The chart runs from super sprint through sprint and standard to middle and long distance.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  9. Aquabike standard is age-group only (1), winter standard elite and U23 (2), triathlon standard four categories, triathlon sprint all five.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · applied

  10. Sprint-distance triathlon World Championships are held for all five categories, para triathlon included.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · applied

Test 2National, continental and youth championshipsTake a test

  1. They should be encouraged to include each of these categories in their national and continental championships.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 b (Competition Categories) · recall

  2. They may organise championships in super sprint and shorter distances for ages of 15 years and below.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories) · recall

  3. Championships for 15 and under are limited to super sprint and shorter distances.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories) · recall

  4. The decision on grouping the ages rests with the National Federation, or the Continental Confederation for continental championships.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories) · recall

  5. Each level groups its own young athletes: here that is the continental body.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories) · applied

  6. In aquathlon the mixed relay is an elite-only World Championship; standard distance has all five categories.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  7. Winter triathlon and duathlon sprint World Championships cover elite, U23, junior, age-group and para.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories) · recall

  8. World Triathlon runs World Championships; continental and national bodies are encouraged to follow the same categories at their level.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a-b (Competition Categories) · recall

  9. The federation decides which ages are grouped together, gives each group a course of super-sprint distance or shorter, and then the championship can be held.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories) · applied

  10. A sprint is too long for this age: the plan needs a super-sprint course or a shorter one.

    Source: World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories) · applied

Sources

World Triathlon Competition Rules, January 2025, Part 8 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the rules, not reproduced)

  • World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a (Competition Categories)12
  • World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 c (Competition Categories)6
  • World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 b (Competition Categories)1
  • World Triathlon Competition Rules (January 2025), 8.1 a-b (Competition Categories)1